Editing Quotes

280 quotes by 249 authors

I don't like camera trickery and editing and doubles and all of that. — Drew Barrymore
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together. — Josh Billings
Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. — Orson Scott Card
I don't do any research. It's all about gut. Editing - it's always about gut. — Graydon Carter
The greatest thing that prepared me for editing 'Vanity Fair' was having four kids because you just learn to subjugate your ego with the greater… — Graydon Carter
I can't drag myself away from 'Final Cut Pro.' It is a digital video editing system. I am obsessed with it, but I am always… — Margaret Cho
I don't come from a film background. I haven't learned anything about films or film-making. But I have a thirst to know everything about my… — Priyanka Chopra
Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where they actually have… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Everyone needs an editor. — Timothy Foote
The simpler you say it, the more eloquent it is. — August Wilson
Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point. — George D. Prentice
Editing might be a bloody trade. But knives aren't the exclusive property of butchers. Surgeons use them too. — Blake Morrison
Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason. — Richard Chenevix Trench
You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences. — Anatole France
The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting, I push myself… — Donald Murray
Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one's cone of vision,… — John Szarkowski
I think Gram did his best work in co-writes. Sometimes when you're working with one other person, it's such a magical thing. You're editing each… — Chris Hillman
I spent a fair amount of time editing the lyrics and allowing the song to kind of evolve. ... anytime there's anything worthwhile, it certainly… — Jeff Tweedy
What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess I'm quite conservative… — Bjork
I'm not a person who believes in the great difference between women and men as editors. But I do think that quality is key. We're… — Thelma Schoonmaker

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